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THUNDER BAY RIVER NEAR ALPENA, MI (USGS-04135000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Michigan Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MI), has the name "THUNDER BAY RIVER NEAR ALPENA, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04135000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04070006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1238 sq mi.

This site is located in Alpena County County, Michigan at 45.09390140000000 degrees latitude and -83.4999781000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 615 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04135000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1979 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1993
Microbiological 1979 - 1993
Nutrient 1979 - 1993
Organics, Other 1979 - 1981
Physical 1979 - 1993
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 1993
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Michigan Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04135000
MonitoringLocationName THUNDER BAY RIVER NEAR ALPENA, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04070006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1238
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.09390140000000
LongitudeMeasure -83.4999781000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 615
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 007
ProviderName NWIS